Politifact.com: Statements from Anastasia Williamshttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/anastasia-williams/Statements from Anastasia Williams reviewed by Politifact.comen-usSun, 27 May 2012 00:01:00 -0400Anastasia Williams:
In 2011, Alabama and Massachusetts passed legislation allowing non-citizens who are legal residents to vote in state and local elections.
http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2012/may/27/anastasia-williams/ri-rep-anastasia-williams-says-two-states-alabama-/The Truth-o-Meter says: False | R.I. Rep. Anastasia Williams says two states -- Alabama and Massachusetts -- allow non-citizens who are living in those states legally to vote in state and local elections
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<p> Rep. Anastasia Williams went before the House Judiciary Committee May 16 to propose that Rhode Island voters be asked to approve an amendment to the state Constitution that would give voting rights to non-citizens who are legal residents. She said the Ocean State wouldn&#39;t be the first to do so. &quot;In 2011, Alabama and Massachusetts passed this legislation,&quot; she told the committee. That statement surprised us. If non-citizens in Massachusetts were eligible to vote in state and local elections, we thought we would have heard about it. We decided ...</p> <a href="/rhode-island/statements/2012/may/27/anastasia-williams/ri-rep-anastasia-williams-says-two-states-alabama-/">>> More</a>Sun, 27 May 2012 00:01:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2012/may/27/anastasia-williams/ri-rep-anastasia-williams-says-two-states-alabama-/